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Field Guide to East African Reptiles

By Kim Howell , Steve Spawls , Harald Hinkel , Michele Menegon

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Natural History
Year
2018
ISBN
1472935616, 9781472935618
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25311532 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
624\1256
Time added
2022-02-07 09:34:52

Description

Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa remains the definitive work on this subject and is the only comprehensive guide to the extensive and diverse reptile fauna of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The second edition has been revised and updated to account for several significant discoveries made since the publication of the first book. The detailed introduction is followed by individual accounts of all the chelonians, lizards, worm-lizards, crocodiles, and snakes of the region. Each photographically illustrated account describes the biology, ecology, habits, and habitat of a species, and also includes a distribution map. The new paperback format, as well as the revised text and all new photographs, make this edition the only single-source, practical field guide to east African reptiles. Cover Title Page Contents INTRODUCTION How to Use this book: The Text and the Maps East African Reptiles and Their Zoogeography Observing, Gathering Data and Collecting Reptiles Reptile Conservation Identifying Reptiles Some Brief Notes on Reptile Taxonomy What are Reptiles? Safety and Reptiles Acknowledgements Further Reading, Literature and Resources CHELONIANS Family Testudinidae (Land Tortoises) Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Turtles) Family Trionychidae (Soft-shelled Turtles) Family Pelomedusidae (Side-necked Terrapins) LIZARDS Family Eublepharidae (Eublepharid Geckoes) Family Sphaerodactylidae (Clawed Geckoes) Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckoes) Family Scincidae (Skinks) Family Lacertidae (Lacertids or ‘Typical Lizards’) Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards and Their Relatives) Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards and Their Relatives) Family Agamidae (Agamas) Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) WORM LIZARDS Family Amphisbaenidae (Worm Lizards) CROCODILES Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) SNAKES Family Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes) Family Leptotyphlopidae (Worm or Thread Snakes) Family Boidae (Boas) Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Family Lamprophiidae (African Snakes) Family Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes) Family Elapidae (Cobras, Mambas and Relatives) Family Viperidae (Vipers) Glossary Line Drawings eCopyright

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